Ski Club of Manchester newsletter articles 2016

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Chris Fildes covers the Xmas meal at The Boathouse in Sale and Brian and Helen Richardson describe the City Walk.

Rick Mayers gives his AGM report from the chair, Chris Fildes covers the talk on Competition Helicopter Flying by Caroline Brown which followed the AGM and Brian Beardsall reports on the September Late Summer Walks.

Carolyn Campbell reports on the Summer Garden Party, Chris Fildes on the Golf event and Bill Mathews on the Mid-Summer walk from Longshaw.

Reports in this issue: Club walks, Helsby by Ann Wright, Skiddaw by Catherine and Brian Beardsall, Watendlath by Bill Mathews and Great Cockup by Iain Macintosh; End of Season Party by Elizabeth Sampson; Woodland Visit by Caroline Brown; The Great North Swim by Janet  Winstanley.

The Club holiday to Champoluc has reports from Janet Allen and Graham Barlow, the Tignes trip has reports from Andrew Walker and, again, Graham Barlow while Helen Richardson writes on the Winter walk above Holingworth Lake. We also have an amusing tail from St Christoph.

Nigel Koenen reports on the January holiday to St Christoph and, sadly, the death of John Day.

Paul Sharp covers the January Social talk by Rick Mayers on working with Disability Snowsports UK.

The Club instruction holiday to Val d'Isère has reports by Malcolm Evans and John Wilkinson while R.D. gives a few recollections of previous Club activities.